Joby Branion is one of the founding members of Athletes First. Matt Hasselbeck, Ahman Green, and Todd Heap are only 3 of the many players under contract with the company. Athletes First is one of the agencies at the forefront of NFL player negotiations.
It has not always been an easy life full of potential for Branion, however. Branion was adopted at birth and had to live with his adopted mother’s murder. To make the situation worse, his adopted father was convicted for causing her death. Yet, Branion’s father did not actually commit the crime. The family fled to Africa. When Joby returned to the U.S., he became a star football player, but never succeeded in the professional ranks. He has succeeded in the sports agent industry, though. [Wareham’s Branion offers clients both dollars and sense]
-Darren Heitner
4 replies on “Agent Spotlight: Joby Branion”
This is a fascinating article about Mr. Branion. I aspire to one day be a respectable sports agent focusing in baseball. I was wondering if there was anyway that I could be put in contact with Mr. Branion via email if at all possible. I would like to ask him the required education to excel in his field and what steps I should take towards achieving my goal.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Corey Muscara
Here is his email: joby@athletesfirst.net. Please do not flood his inbox.
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